People Object Place

Bexhill Museum wins
National Lottery support for Migration Project.

Bexhill Museum has received £20,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting new project, People Object-Place, taking place in the Bexhill and Hastings area. Led by students from the local community, the project focuses on the heritage of migration in the region and the contributions made to the local area, and considers contemporary topics of migration today.

Students of Art and
Design from Bexhill 6th Form College and Sussex Coast College Hastings will be working
with Bexhill Museum, Hastings Museum and Art Gallery and the De La Warr
Pavilion, exploring the heritage of migration in the area through archived material
and artefacts which date back to 80AD. The students will curate three
innovative exhibitions displays at each cultural venue, exhibiting the heritage
uncovered by the project alongside contemporary artworks responding to
migration.

Stuart
McLeod, Head of HLF South East, said: “We’re delighted that money raised by
National Lottery players can help young people in Bexhill and Hastings to
connect with their rich local heritage. This project will not only provide
fantastic opportunities for students to learn from professionals and develop
their skills, but participants will also gain an appreciation of the impact and
value of migration, which is so relevant today".

Bexhill Museum strives
to be a valued cultural and educational resource for all and is proud to be
working with other organisations in the area with this shared belief.The
People-Object-Place project aims to identify and raise awareness of the rich and
varied heritage relating to the migration of people, design and material
culture to the area over many centuries, dating from Roman occupied Britain.
The project will enable the student led team to create exhibitions that will
showcase the influences and contributions migration has had on the region and
demonstrate that the movement of people from place to place can relate to us
all.

The project will discuss topics contemporary migration through engagement
with community groups in the area and through a variety of artworks created by
the students for the John Betts, Chairman of Bexhill Museum, said: "On
behalf of all involved with BexhillMuseum our thanks go to the Heritage
Lottery Fund National Lottery players for supportingthis unique and
exciting project which will enable students from Bexhill and Hastings toexplore
the heritage of their home environment."